The last flowering orchid of the year, standing at a height of about 2 inches, Autumn Ladies-tresses may not be as exciting as Ladies Slipper or even Fly Orchid, but the location it chooses to grow in is surely one of the most beautiful spots in the North West. The photo below has Morecombe bay in the background, and you will just have to imagine the smell of the sea and the piping of hundreds of Oystercatchers and the cries of other waders in the background.
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
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